Letter to the editor: All of us should keep an eye on Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a freshman Republican senator from Texas. When I first heard him speak shortly after he took office, I immediately thought of the McCarthy era in this country. I feel vindicated now by what I am hearing this extreme right-winger saying today.

He wants to close down our government in order to defund Obamacare. At first this was dismissed as "just Ted Cruz doing his thing." He is a bright man; he knows what he is doing. And what he is doing is more than scary. It is, to my way of thinking, evil.

He is painting our Defense Secretary Hagel as a villain. He told a cheering crowd that never before in our history has a country such as Iran cheered when one of our officials was elected. This is how [Wisconsin Sen. Joe] McCarthy tried to smear and bring down our good leaders back in the 1950's. He is someone all of us should watch, be aware of what he is saying, and help stop him from spreading such hatred. This is not the American way.

- Thelma Bradt, West Des Moines

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Letter to the editor: All of us should keep an eye on Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a freshman Republican senator from Texas. When I first heard him speak shortly after he took office, I immediately thought of the McCarthy era in this country. I feel vindicated now by